Public transport is a good tool in the fight against climate change, since it contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions per inhabitant in cities. Electric vehicles are a revolution in the automotive world and it is good news for pollution. So the best weapon against this is the creation of an electric public transport network.
This is beginning to be seen now, and today we tell you the example of an electric bus ie tram, belonging to the Irizar company. It is about being similar to a tram, but without the need for tracks, making its journeys on asphalt and with a capacity for 155 passengers. Do you want to know more about this new revolution in public transport?
Electric bus
The technology of this new electric bus includes a pantograph that allows Charge the vehicle during the tour in just 5 minutes. One of the big disadvantages of electric vehicles is the amount of time it takes for the batteries to recharge and the shorter range. The bus is 18 meters long and is capable of carrying 155 passengers, so, in terms of emissions, it reduces them considerably.
Thanks to the number of passengers it can carry, this initiative is exceptional in an industry in which the demand for more environmentally friendly solutions is growing every day.
This new revolution in transportation mixes the ability of buses to access and circulate in urban centers with the ease of a tram, while not emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Bus details
To complete all the details of the design and finish of this bus, the Irizar company has taken care of every corner to improve its aesthetics. On the outside we find a minimalist design that responds to its functionality and is defined by a chromed perimeter arch that surrounds the vehicle and makes it stand out immediately. In the front part it has a wide surface made of glass similar to that found in trams. Inside, an attempt has also been made to recreate the situation of a tram given its ease of transporting passengers.
Therefore, this new proposal highlights the mix between comfort, accessibility and ease that includes passengers and mobility through urban centers. To increase passenger comfort and transit on the bus, it has four sliding doors and ticket validation devices next to each of them. This solves the problems of waiting in the incorporations of the passengers in each stop.
Irizar has also taken into account people with wheelchairs, some type of disability and pregnant women. For this group of people, you have placed two specific reserved seats. To these are added another two for people with reduced mobility, as well as mechanisms for requesting a stop in Braille and to have sound information for each stop.
Travelers too they can use wifi and it is planned that USB chargers can be installed.
Technology and efficiency
Now we go on to analyze what we do not see of this bus. The engine is equipped 230kW of power and a nominal torque of 2.300 nM. This allows to have an air conditioning system inside with zero emissions. The batteries are high-density LTO Li-ion batteries and are easy to change when a problem occurs with one of the modules.
As for recharging, an important factor to take into account, it is capable of charging both automatically and manually and is capable of recharging during the journey. For this, this model has been provided with a pantograph. This energy converter system that comes from the three-phase network has with a power of up to 600 kW.
This is a technological revolution in the world of public transport and every day the number of similar buses will increase more that will help in the fight against climate change.